Friday 13 September 2013

ASUU Strike Left No Chances for the Education Minister to Maintain Post



Professor at the Pan Atlantic University, Austin Nweze, in his appearance on ChannelsTV has analysed the recent cabinet reshuffle by the President Goodluck Jonathan. The renowned public affairs analyst is sure that the ongoing ASUU strike contributed to the eventual sack of former Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayat Rufai. He explained that the cabinet reshuffle,
which led to the sack of 9 ministers, “is a
normal thing” adding that as 2015 elections
draw near, President Jonathan wants to
choose those who would help him achieve
his second term ambition which he is yet to admit officially. The ministries that were affected had
‘question marks’ in terms of performance. He stressed that the ASUU strike, which has
entered its 74th day, also contributed to the
sack of former education minister as the
President’s decision for Governor Suswam
to head a committee to resolve the crisis
was a warning signal that all was not well. That showed failure of leadership, he said,
adding that, there has been nothing
spectacular about the ministry of education. He further stated that it is expected for
every minister to generate ideas in line with
the President’s agenda but “it is not clear
what the President wants to achieve in
education sector”. He added that the
former minister was guilty of the same situation. The announcement of the termination of
the ministers appointments raised uproar in
the public domain and has been described
by some as a political move, which the
Presidency denied.

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